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Frontiers, Gold and the Gun
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produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
Distinguished presenters visit some famous dividing lines between nations. Sometimes against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty, sometimes of bleak barbed wire, each film shows what a frontier does to the people who live in its shadow. Among those explored are former East/West Germany, South Africa/Mozambique, and...
produced by Jenny Barraclough, in Frontiers (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1990, originally published 1990), 50 mins
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Hadrian
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directed by John Trefor; produced by John Trefor (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008, originally published 2008), 1 hour
Emperor Hadrian is well known for his eponymous wall. 70 miles long, it was a prodigious feat and remains one of the greatest physical remnants of the Roman Empire. But in reality, the wall was nothing more than a sideshow ...
directed by John Trefor; produced by John Trefor (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008, originally published 2008), 1 hour
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Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2, What a King Should Know
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directed by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014; produced by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014, Oxford Film and Television, in Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 59 mins
Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of medieval illuminated manuscripts and shows how they gave power to the king and united the kingdom in an age of plague, warfare and rebellion. She discovers that Edward III used the manuscripts he read as a boy to prepare him for his great victory at the battle of Crecy and...
directed by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014; produced by Graham Johnston, fl. 1980-2014, Oxford Film and Television, in Illuminations: Private Lives of Medieval Kings, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 59 mins
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Infamous Assassinations, 18, The Assassination of Charles de Gaulle
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 18 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his car was raked by...
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 18 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
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Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors, Episode 3, The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
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directed by Gillian Bancroft, fl. 1998; presented by Rageh Omaar, 1967-; produced by Gillian Bancroft, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 54 mins
This fascinating series, presented by Rageh Omaar, recounts the epic story of one of the largest and most influential empires in world history from its origins in the thirteenth century through to its bloody final throes on the battlefields of WWI – and looks also at how, with the Empire collapsed, the European...
directed by Gillian Bancroft, fl. 1998; presented by Rageh Omaar, 1967-; produced by Gillian Bancroft, fl. 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2013), 54 mins
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Timewatch, Palestine: The First Intifada
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produced by Antonia Benedek, fl. 1976-1989, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 2 hours 1 mins
The Intifada, as the Palestinians call their uprising against the Israeli military occupation of their land, has been characterised by acts of violence from both sides. However, 50 years ago it was the British who were the focus of a rebellion by Palestinian Arabs. Timewatch investigates that uprising, talking to...
produced by Antonia Benedek, fl. 1976-1989, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 2 hours 1 mins
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